1940 College Football All-America Team


The 1940 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1940. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1940 season are Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, the Associated Press, the United Press, the All-America Board, the International News Service, Liberty magazine, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, Newsweek, and the Sporting News.
Michigan halfback Tom Harmon, Texas A&M fullback John Kimbrough, and Tennessee guard Bob Suffridge were the only three unanimous first-team All-Americans chosen by all nine official selectors.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1940, the NCAA recognizes nine published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
NamePositionSchoolUP votesNumberOfficial selectorsOther selectors
Tom HarmonHalfbackMichigan4789/9AAB, AP, CO, INS, LIB, NEA, NW, SN, UPCP, DH, FD, NYS, WC
John KimbroughFullbackTexas A&M4749/9AAB, AP, CO, INS, LIB, NEA, NW, SN, UPCP, DH, FD, NYS, WC
Bob SuffridgeGuardTennessee3409/9AAB, AP, CO, INS, LIB, NEA, NW, SN, UPCP, DH, FD, NYS, WC
George FranckHalfbackMinnesota4368/9AAB, AP, CO, INS, LIB, NW, SN, UPCP, DH FD, NYS, WC
Nick DrahosTackleCornell3828/9AAB, AP, INS, LIB, NEA, NW, SN, UPCP, DH, FD, WC
Frankie AlbertQuarterbackStanford2296/9AAB, AP, CO, INS, NW, UPCP, DH, FD, WC
Gene GoodreaultEndBoston College2006/9AAB, CO, INS, NW, SN, UPCP, DH, FD, WC
Rudy MuchaCenterWashington2015/9AAB, CO, NW, SN, UPCP, WC
David RankinEndPurdue4/9AAB, CO, SN, UPWC
Marshall RobnettGuardTexas A&M3/9AAB, NW, UPCP, DH, FD, WC
Alf BaumanTackleNorthwestern1843/9AAB, CO, UPNYS, WC
Urban OdsonTackleMinnesota3/9INS, LIB, NWCP

All-American selections for 1940

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Bold = Consensus All-American